crankiness Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- crossness
- perversity
- sensitivity
- grouchiness
- rage
- petulance
- irascibility
- peevishness
- grumpiness
- biliousness
- waspishness
- aggression
- wrath
- anger
- pettishness
- rudeness
- hostility
- indignation
- exasperation
- aggressiveness
- perverseness
- huffiness
- crotchetiness
- choler
- testiness
Weak:
- surliness
- supersensitivity
- irascibleness
- fury
- belligerence
- fretfulness
- truculency
- scrappiness
- antipathy
- combativeness
- bellicosity
- crustiness
- rancor
- jaundice
- fussiness
- quarrelsomeness
- contentiousness
- truculence
- belligerency
- pugnacity
- orneriness
- feistiness
- contrariness
- dyspepsia
- animosity
- touchiness
- fierceness
- antagonism
- querulousness
- disputatiousness
- sulkiness
- cantankerousness
- unfriendliness
- disagreeableness
- pugnaciousness
- passion
- oversensitiveness
- curmudgeonliness
- spleen
- fight
Strongest:
- geniality
- long-suffering
- tolerance
- understanding
- understanding
- sociability
- friendliness
- patience
- affability
- cordiality
- forbearance
- friendliness
- patience
- sociability
- affability
- forbearance
- cordiality
- long-suffering
- tolerance
- geniality
Strong:
- tranquility
- agreeableness
- serenity
- tranquillity
- serenity
- amiability
- amenity
- agreeableness
- tranquility
- tranquillity
- amiability
- amenity
- amicability
- amiableness
- amiableness
- amicability
- coolness
- coolness
Weak:
crankiness Meaning
crankiness (n)
a fussy and eccentric disposition
crankiness Sentence Examples
- The toddler's crankiness escalated into a full-blown tantrum after missing his nap.
- Lack of sleep fueled her crankiness, making every interaction feel like a chore.
- The long wait at the doctor's office only amplified the patients' crankiness.
- Her usual cheerful disposition vanished, replaced by a sudden wave of crankiness.
- He recognized the signs of his dog's crankiness: chewing on furniture and incessant barking.
- The traffic jam brought out the worst in everyone, leading to a symphony of honking horns and crankiness.
- Ignoring his initial crankiness, she offered him a warm cup of tea, hoping it would improve his mood.
- The unpredictable weather caused the cat's crankiness, leaving him skittish and withdrawn.
- The siblings bickered back and forth, their playful banter quickly turning into full-blown crankiness.
- Underlying stress manifested in her crankiness, prompting her to take some time for self-care.
FAQs About the word crankiness
a fussy and eccentric disposition
irritability, irritableness, crossness, perversity, sensitivity, grouchiness, rage, petulance, irascibility, peevishness
geniality, long-suffering, tolerance, understanding, understanding, sociability, friendliness, patience, affability, cordiality
The toddler's crankiness escalated into a full-blown tantrum after missing his nap.
Lack of sleep fueled her crankiness, making every interaction feel like a chore.
The long wait at the doctor's office only amplified the patients' crankiness.
Her usual cheerful disposition vanished, replaced by a sudden wave of crankiness.
